Luke Daniels
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
A fascinating and timely biography of J. Edgar Hoover from a Sibert Medalist.
"King, there is only one thing left for you to do. You know what it is. . . . You better take it before your filthy, abnormal, fraudulent self is bared to the nation."
Dr. Martin Luther King received this demand in an anonymous letter in 1964. He believed that the letter was telling him to commit suicide. Who wrote this anonymous letter?
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A central figure in the Hollywood Ten and one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood history, two of Trumbo's screenplays earned Oscars (Roman Holiday and The Brave Ones) while he was blacklisted and unable to receive public credit for his work. Trumbo was also the author of JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN, winner of the National Book Award and one of the most powerful anti-war novels ever published. He epitomized the spirit of American capitalism,...